Ladybug Rollercoaster

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Animals have often lent its presence, power, agility, speed, or ability to intimidate others to roller coasters. The use names like Prowler, Cheetah Hunt, or El Toro just to name a few. Adventureland a small park in New York went the other way with the Ladybug Coaster. The ladybug is an exception in the insect world. The lone bug you wouldn’t instinctively squash, children typically find them cute. Many people consider these bright red bugs with their black spots lucky, and have been used in nursery rhymes around the world. The lady bug coaster has a bright red 12 car train with black dots and a smiling face on its lead car beckon young children forward to maybe try their first roller coaster.The coaster is a Ziere Tivoli - Medium model nestled into a shady spot right between the antique cars and the signature coaster at Adventureland Turbulence. The coaster features a booster wheel lift that propels the train up to the highest point, about 20 feet. The layout features mainly sweeping gently banked turns and a speed of about 20 MPH. The coaster goes through the 652.9 foot long circuit twice to the delight of the children and parents aboard. The coaster has a low height requirement of 36 inches with an adult and 48 inches for young daredevils who want to ride without Mom or Dad. For enthusiasts who want to ride the kid’s coasters this one is inconsistent. When the park is busy they like riders over 60 inches to ride with a child, but this is not a firm rule. When the park is slow, especially in the spring, they need the ride half full to operate. They will often ask random adults to ride so they can dispatch the train, sometimes they will let adults ride for free to help add weight. It is not uncommon to see a train dispatch with a few children and three or four staff aboard. So adult single riders keep your ear open for the call from the ride ops that they need riders on the Ladybug Coaster.​